All news by author Elizabeth Baker
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Hundreds of Northern Ireland families lose child benefits after returning via Dublin airport
Parents in Northern Ireland have had their child support payments stopped as part of the UK government’s crackdown on alleged benefit fraud simply because they returned from a holiday via Dublin Airport.
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Prince William may take harsher action against Andrew as king
After enduring years of scandals related to his friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Prince Andrew has relinquished his royal titles following "crisis talks" with Prince William and King Charles.
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Catherine Connolly elected Ireland’s 10th president in landslide victory
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland’s 10th president.
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Harris calls Trump a ‘tyrant’ and hints at a possible 2028 White House run after Trump defeat
Kamala Harris mentioned in her first British interview since losing to Donald Trump that she might run for the White House again.
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Pakistan Navy, with Saudi-led task force, intercepts record drug hauls worth nearly $1 billion
The Pakistan Navy’s seizure of narcotics in two major operations in the Arabian Sea this week is one of the largest in history and a crucial step in curbing drug trafficking routes across the region, an expert told OCCRP on Friday.
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Hegseth orders Ford carrier group to Caribbean as Trump expands anti-narcotics campaign
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an aircraft carrier strike group currently stationed in Europe to the Caribbean region amid a massive buildup of US military forces in the region.
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Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura moves to erase traces of controversial business deals linked to embezzlement of Ukrainian enterprises
Amid increasing scrutiny from Ukrainian law enforcement agencies and investigative journalists, Oleg Tsyura has recently intensified efforts to whitewash his public image and erase traces of his activities online.
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Convicted Russian Semen Kuksov loses Maltese passport after laundering £12 million for organized crime groups
Russian national Semen Kuksov was sentenced last year in the U.K. for his role in an international ring that laundered funds for criminals.
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BMA announces fresh strike action as doctors warn of growing unemployment crisis in NHS
Doctors in England will go on strike for five days in November in an ongoing dispute over jobs and pay.
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Labour launches campaign linking Nigel Farage to Vladimir Putin after bribery scandal
Reform’s leader in Wales until 2021, Mr. Gill admitted eight counts of bribery after making statements in favor of Russia.
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Blood, gold, and offshores: who helped Alisher Usmanov turn from convict into European tycoon
While the notoriously infamous businessman continues to win cases in German courts, new, astonishing facts about his criminal past are emerging.
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North Korea launches first ballistic missiles in five months ahead of Trump’s Asia trip
North Korea carried out its first ballistic missile tests in five months on Wednesday, just days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea.
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Johnson tells Covid inquiry he was “in a thoroughly homicidal mood” over school exams chaos
Former prime minister Boris Johnson was left in a "thoroughly homicidal mood" by his own Conservative government’s handling of school exams during the Covid pandemic.
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JD Vance visits Israel amid Trump team fears fragile ceasefire could collapse
Vice President JD Vance’s arrival in Israel on Tuesday comes as some Trump administration officials are concerned that the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could fall apart, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Nicholas Rossi sentenced to at least five years for Utah rapes after faking death
A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest to at least five years in prison for rape.
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Nearly 6,500 Met Police staff to strike on Bonfire Night over pay dispute
Almost 6,500 Met Police staff, including 999 call handlers, counter-terror, and forensics teams, are set to strike on Bonfire Night due to a pay dispute.
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Buyers and sellers hit pause as Rachel Reeves weighs new property taxes
The UK’s housing market is showing signs of slowing down amid speculation that Rachel Reeves could announce tax increases on property in next month’s budget.
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Scam investment firms use fake Trustpilot reviews to appear legitimate, investigation finds
Suspected scam investment companies are exploiting Trustpilot’s review system by giving themselves five-star ratings to persuade potential investors that they are legitimate businesses, a report has warned.
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Secret Service finds suspicious hunting stand near Air Force One’s Palm Beach route
The U.S. Secret Service on Thursday discovered a suspicious hunting stand near Palm Beach International Airport with a direct sight line to where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One.
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Virginia Giuffre’s memoir claims she miscarried after orgy with Prince Andrew and Epstein
Virginia Giuffre, who passed away earlier this year, made a series of explosive claims about her alleged encounters with Prince Andrew and being trafficked for sex by Jeffrey Epstein.
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Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers dead at 48 — band mourns loss of their “heartbeat”
Sam Rivers, bassist and founding member of the metal band Limp Bizkit, died on Saturday, the band announced in a social media post. No cause of death was stated, although he had a history of alcohol-related liver disease; he was 48.
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Mississippi residents sue Drax over toxic air pollution permit
Residents of a small Mississippi town are suing Drax Biomass after the company won a permit to become a “major source” of hazardous air pollution at a local wood pellet production plant.
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Body of Israeli hostage Eliyahu “Churchill” Margalit returned by Hamas
Israel’s military has identified the remains of a 75-year-old hostage, transferred by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza late Friday, as Eliyahu “Churchill” Margalit.
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UK mussel exporter loses £150,000 after French customs reject shipments
One of the UK’s biggest mussel exporters has taken a £150,000 hit after French customs turned back three EU-bound consignments in recent weeks.
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Former Trump adviser John Bolton pleads not guilty to charges over classified diary notes
John Bolton, the former national security adviser to Donald Trump in his first term, pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges relating to diary-like notes he shared that contained top secret information with relatives and stored classified documents at his home.
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